Do you remember the 21st night of September?
They were ranked 12th in the country
USC was ranked 11th
Missouri was ranked 7th
BYU had 2 votes
The Minnesota Twins were in playoff position
The Detroit Tigers were not
The New York Jets were 2-1
The election was over 6 weeks away
Eric Adams had not yet been indicted
Cam Rising was still considered an option.
Israel had detonated pagers in Lebanon earlier in the week.
The day before? Summer.